Portland Trail Blazers News

If age is only a number, then height serves the same meaningless purpose for Michigan's Trey Burke, the national player of the year who led his team to the brink of a national title.

Carmelo Anthony showed early in Game 5 the Knicks weren't going down without a fight.

Shabazz Muhammad said he prefers to play shooting guard in the NBA because he would be one of the bigger players at his position.

March 10, 2013; Los Angeles, CA, USA; Los Angeles Clippers point guard Chris Paul during a stoppage in play against the Detroit Pistons during the first half at Staples Center.

Mar 09, 2012; Boston, MA, USA; Portland Trail Blazers head coach Nate McMillan watches from the sideline during the first quarter of the game against the Boston Celtics at the TD Banknorth Garden.

Albuquerque police say a mother who saw her 5-year-old being abducted chased the suspect down and crashed her vehicle into his car, triggering a manhunt.

May 15, 2013 - Memphis Grizzlies guard Mike Conley slips past the defense of Oklahoma City Thunder guard Reggie Jackson during Game 5 at Oklahoma City.

George Hill - Indiana's starting point guard who has given them 14 points a game these playoffs and is another long defender in their scheme - is out for the Pacers Thursday night in Game 5 against the Knicks due to a concussion, the team announced .

April 7, 2013; Portland, OR, USA; Portland Trail Blazers head coach Terry Stotts watches his team play against Dallas Mavericks in the first half at the Rose Garden.

Keen observation, Commander Obvious, seeing as they are down 3-1 to the Indiana Pacers in a best-of-seven series, but the Knicks are in immediate peril, including Thursday's Game 5 in Madison Square Garden.

At the NBA draft combine in Chicago this week, Blazers general manager Neil Olshey will be looking for the next Damian Lillard, or maybe lining up a summer trade.

The rules and players don't change when it comes to regular season and playoff basketball but the game is night and day.

Nov.. 16, 2011; Portland, OR, USA; Portland Trail Blazers small forward Nicolas Batum blocks the shot of Houston Rockets shooting guard James Harden during the first quarter of the game at the Rose Garden.

Many thought at the time, they were sacrificing a potential championship team in the wide open Western Conference.

The Portland Trail Blazers have hired Nate Tibbetts as an assistant coach, it was announced today by General Manager Neil Olshey.

APRIL 15: Andre Drummond #1 of the Detroit Pistons goes to the basket during the game between the Detroit Pistons and the Philadelphia 76ers on April 15, 2013 at The Palace of Auburn Hills in Auburn Hills, Michigan.

Andrew Bogut's Golden State Warriors are just one loss away from being eliminated from the NBA playoffs by the San Antonio Spurs.

April 12, 2013; Portland, OR, USA; Portland Trail Blazers small forward Victor Claver , point guard Damian Lillard and power forward Joel Freeland look on from the bench as time winds down during the fourth quarter of the game against the Oklahoma City Thunder at the Rose Garden.

Early in the season we saw Magic Johnson on TV during halftime of a Los Angeles Clippers game proclaim that he never thought he would ever again see "Showtime" until he watched the Clippers that night.

May has been a big month for decisions for Andrew Wiggins. Last week, it was what type of tux to wear for prom.